Mic Technique for Speakers and Singers!

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Mic Technique for Speakers and Singers!

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Great sound starts at the source, so don’t jack it up with the way you hold your mic. Watch LIVE as I walk you through how to use a handheld vocal mic for speaking and singing. Share this with your singers, pastors, announcement-makers, and solve a lot of problems before they start.
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@yotersmitt 4 жыл бұрын

As a sound tech, next practice at our church, I'm going to serve ice cream cones to every worship team member, except one person in particular. That should correct the improper mic technique of our pastor. Thanks for the word picture.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

I just wish I could’ve shown you for real. For my sake 😂

@keiralewis5810 3 жыл бұрын

EVERYTHING about this was ON POINT! Thank you for these awesome tips! I've shared this video with my background singers. You are awesome!

@michaelyoung7911 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for re-uploading so much better! You rock!

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being patient with me 🙌 I just wish I had another ice cream cone

@AzaccaHops 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James for this mic handling video. This is definitely an issue with a small portion of our worship team and elders at our church. I plan to share this with them respectfully.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Way to be respectful 😀🥇💯

@lynneattaway2821 4 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful for speakers, and the information helps to remove a lot of the fear we have when we speak, especially into a mic.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mom!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@kyleparfait61 4 жыл бұрын

Man. Great detail on everything. Love the “Pirate” technique! Also that’s the best proximity effect description I’ve heard, and why mics are designed that way. Keep em’ coming!

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kyle! 🙌🏼

@TechyTimM 3 ай бұрын

Solid, solid, solid content!

@calvintraviserickson 4 жыл бұрын

lol, "Stop cupping the mic" - Glenn Fricker. I like you videos James, it's good for everyone

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Calvin! I prefer "get your hands off the ice cream" personally 😂😂😂

@chodevans1409 2 жыл бұрын

You are so much appreciated brother! Your videos are always on point and entertaining to watch. I can’t tell you how much your mentoring on KZfaq has improved my novice sound tech abilities! Thank you thank you thank you!!!! PS I shared this video with my worship team I think it’s going to help me avoid those “sound tech solos” 😂

@livingfaithsc 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I’m with our video/ audio team and trying to find ways to make our sound more natural stereo sounding.

@gustavocontreras6202 11 ай бұрын

Great video, I’m going to forward it to a “very particular” speaker that I know and MAYBE he will understand what I have been trying to explain for weeks…

@AttawayAudio 10 ай бұрын

"please share this video wisely... and not passive-aggressively"

@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 Жыл бұрын

Nice info James. Mic, the pirate. Rrr. I'll need to get my Demanding Dave hat out, and teach my sound creators how to handle mics better.

@jonesdenis1070 3 жыл бұрын

Am blessed it has been one of the major problem have been facing

@MusicByDarcy 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video! Knew most of these details but the cupping one was such a good demonstration I stuck around for the whole thing!

@reholsitsolutions4357 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I really appreciate and I learnt a lot out of it.

@elipayne9355 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video!

@srinivasnaraen 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEOS FROM YOU FRIED. i LOVE AND ALWAYS WAIT FOR YOUR NEW VIDEOS. NEXT I WISH YOU MAKE VIDEO FOR MONITOR MIX

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Srinivas! Are you talking about mixing monitor wedges? Or in-ear monitors?

@peterbierlein 4 жыл бұрын

Sound tech solo. That was great.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Watch for a shirt with it on there coming soon 😲

@Xolanidj 2 ай бұрын

It’s interesting the weird quirks that people have with microphones. I think that most of it is because people don’t like the way their voices sound, or they just aren’t used to hearing their voices amplified. So they do everything to hold the mic away from their mouths as much as possible. The other people are rappers, or they are trying to emulate what they see rappers do.

@lfisher8154 3 жыл бұрын

Mic placement is alsovery important to reduce Plosives which many casual speakers struggle with controling

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. And if not, a puffy windscreen can be your friend.

@frederickleroy4690 3 жыл бұрын

Great video so many singers and speaker don't understand how to use a mic,I have that problem with the band I'm in they keep the mic about 6in from there mouth.

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Better than 6 feet 🙈

@samuelamenyo6290 11 ай бұрын

Please i want to speak to you personally and good points there

@anildaldalofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir, from turkey ! ^^

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Send some zataar and sumac

@ionelcretu2183 2 ай бұрын

Am un microfon shure sv100 și se aude toate mișcările la atingere care ar fi problema?

@abundantlifechurchcortland3117 3 жыл бұрын

great presentation

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rrho170 4 жыл бұрын

Awww I want Ice Cream!

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@virupaksharudra2128 2 жыл бұрын

Good Presentations

@freemandiaz5123 4 жыл бұрын

Arrrr, listen to your sound tech, arrr! @14:14 stay teachable my friend.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Stay teachable or walk the plank into the sea of no more growth 😂

@freemandiaz5123 4 жыл бұрын

@@AttawayAudio Prov 9:8, arrrr! 🏴‍☠️

@GrzegorzOller 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 🙏🏼🙌🏼

@akellorebecca9812 Жыл бұрын

How about when I sing While holding the microphone with my two hands

@humilityisthinkofyourself-less 3 жыл бұрын

thank you soooo much!

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Jennifer! Thanks for checking in 😁

@robinslive1429 3 жыл бұрын

Hi sir.. thanks for the another great video... could u pls make a video for how to setting up multiple wireless mics (Groups & Channels) without any interference!! Thank u.. 😊

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea!

@AndresLler 6 ай бұрын

Ok, this shure beta 87a is a super cardio mic. How should I hold correctly to get the super cardio figure, especially the third little circle? The front (logo) towards me or the back towards me?

@AttawayAudio 6 ай бұрын

The mic is end-address, so the XLR jack in the handle is the back.

@robertsteinberger5667 2 жыл бұрын

Get the sound great again.... : )

@towlermedia 3 жыл бұрын

Sound tech solo! Lol Been there!

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

My blood pressure goes up just thinking about it

@jmerrick1000 3 жыл бұрын

Subbed. Thx

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub John!

@normpeterson9311 4 жыл бұрын

We had a real low feedback beginning on the speakers mic. The sound tech turned down the gain, but I thought EQ on the low end 100hz would help? Depends on the mic and how close to the mains he was as well. Any hints (have the speaker block the mains with his body?)( Get a speaker with a higher voice?) Wish I'd been at the board!

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

EQing out the offending frequency would be helpful, but there are more tips here too kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jpajmZWL2revd4E.html Sounds like your speaker is in front of the PA. Low frequencies will bend around a person's body, so that wouldn't help the low frequency feedback much. Plus, the mic should be near their mouth, so only their head, which is smaller, would be in the way.

@douglasengland1199 Жыл бұрын

Points for the Monk reference lol.

@AttawayAudio Жыл бұрын

fav show ever

@terrypallett5560 2 жыл бұрын

Can i put a wired microphone in to a amplifier to sing

@AttawayAudio 2 жыл бұрын

no, you'll need a mic preamp, unless the speaker has a mic input. But even then, your level control will be limited, and you won't have much tone control (if any)

@groclency 3 жыл бұрын

thank you , how do you manage the fact that your microphone seems to be in front of the speakers and you dont get any larsen

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

I have them pretty quiet

@alcraig1 Жыл бұрын

Not sure I completely agree with your advice on mic placement (ie using proximately effect). Due to the inverse square law, if a singer is eating the mic and moves it 2 inches away, there is a big loss in gain. Whereas, if the mic is already 2 inches away, and moves a further 2 inches out, there is much less gain change. Using the proximately effect is a bit of a crutch. It is not a starting point to teach your amateur singers. Have a look at this guy use his mic. One of the best in the world. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtxlZ8qatLm2e6c.html

@michaelyoung7911 4 жыл бұрын

What board are you using?

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

PreSonus StudioLive series iii 🙌🏼 great little board for the money

@angellruiz6646 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips for getting sings to project better? I have a couple of ladies who sing too softly and not close enough into the microphone. It is to the point I'm facing feedback issues.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Great question Angell! There are a few things that could be going on. First, have your worship leader do a singer practice with no mics around a piano or acoustic guitar. Make sure they can blend and project acoustically. Then, they might have themselves turned up too loud in their monitors. This is a trap that keeps them singing quietly. The tricky part is that they might have confidence issues, which has to be “pastored” gently and over time, so your worship leader can help with that too. Do they mix their own in-ear monitors, or are they on wedges? The other coaching I give to singers is to sing THROUGH the mic like they’re singing to the front row. Sometimes that mindset shift helps it “click” for them.

@angellruiz6646 4 жыл бұрын

@@AttawayAudioI think the acoustic practice and singing through the mic will help it click, thank you! they are currently using wedges. part of the problem is that because they sing so quietly i often cannot get enough of them in the wedges for them to hear themselves over a full band

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@karere 4 жыл бұрын

Is that a streamdeck on the console? If so how, where and what do you use it for.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

It is! I use it to switch cameras when I’m live-streaming, and start/stop the virtual sound check tracks

@Keviboi_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@AttawayAudiohey why not do a setup tour next time you are live?😁

@theoutsiderjess1869 2 жыл бұрын

I always hated when rappers cup the mic it always looked weong and know I now it sounds wrong

@jumpenjack1 4 жыл бұрын

Please do gain structure! so many opinions but very little facts out there.

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Hey that's a great idea! Thanks Maia T!

@edenmusics933 3 жыл бұрын

What mic sir tis

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Shure Beta 87 A

@srinivasnaraen 4 жыл бұрын

Which console is that?

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

It’s my presonus studiolive 32 series iii 😁

@bodhrealdesravines3645 4 жыл бұрын

1st to comment ✔️

@AttawayAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Way to go, Bo!

@renners9636 3 жыл бұрын

60.6mm 2ft, nah, 2.4 inch.

@AttawayAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Oops 🤣

@glenconmc Жыл бұрын

I hate singing so close to the mic, all the audience see is the mic. My kind of singing is to get the story of the song across and to act the song. When you see Frank Sinatra or Liza Minnelli, great emotive singers, they hold the mic away so you can see their faces. How come they can do this, when other singers swallow the mic?

@AttawayAudio Жыл бұрын

It's all about context. The stages those singers are on may not have been quite as loud, and they're not being compressed the same way we would for modern pop styles and PA levels.